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The spoilers we will talk about are: FotS, Jessica, Bill and Sookie, Hoyt looking for a girlfriend, Sam and Tara - the clips will introduce the topic and then I’ll take calls and read chats try to talk about that subject don’t go off on an off -subject tangent. The show will be available tomorrow to listen to or podcast on iTunes. If you IM you can IM me at truebloodindallas@gtalk

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When you came in the air went out.And every shadow filled up with doubt.I don't know who you think you are,But before the night is through,I wanna do bad things with you.

I'm the kind to sit up in his room.Heart sick an' eyes filled up with blue.I don't know what you've done to me,But I know this much is true:I wanna do bad things with you.

When you came in the air went out.And all those shadows there are filled up with doubt.I don't know who you think you are,But before the night is through,I wanna do bad things with you.I wanna do real bad things with you.Ow, ooh.

I don't know what you've done to me,But I know this much is true:I wanna do bad things with you.I wanna do real bad things with you.

True Blood season 2 is a few months away, with only the vague promise of “summer” as an air date. However, after the spectacular season 1 finale, True Blood fans are starting to get a good look at what season 2 might look like.

After resolving the serial killer storyline, True Blood offered a bit of a prequel to season 2. We already know who some of the major players will be, as the show announced several actors in minor roles who will be promoted to the main cast, and based on the final scene and the True Blood book series, we might also have an idea about who's out.

WARNING: Spoilers Below!

Though the well-groomed foot that fell out of Andy Bellefleur's car resembled that of a woman, fans are quite sure that the dead body actually belonged to Lafayette. After being attacked by someone (or something) while taking out the trash, Lafayette vanished. Aside from the painted toenails (something Lafayette has been seen doing all season), the biggest clue could be the fact that True Blood is a book series, and while creator Alan Ball has taken some liberties with the story, it's worth noting that Lafayette sadly gets killed off at the start of the second book.

Does this mean Nelsan Ellis is gone from the cast of True Blood for season 2? Possibly, though since this is a show about vampires, he could very easily be brought back. While that's not how happens in the books, Alan Ball has created enough goodwill among fans and non-fans alike during this first season that the hardcore book series devotees might be willing to overlook a serious change like that.

Just as interesting as the fate of Lafayette in season 2 is the four new series regulars. Last month HBO announced that Todd Lowe, Michelle Forbes, Deborah Ann Woll and Mehcad Brooks would be joining the cast of True Blood as series regulars.

Lowe plays Terry, the very odd PTSD son of Andy Bellefleur. If the season finale was any indication, we'll be starting up a relationship with Arlene, but there has to be more to the character. He was fairly ominous in the season finale, talking about how everyone should listen to him because he knows things.

The other odd duck is Maryann, the mysterious “social worker” who has taken Tara in and has eerie communications with pigs. According to the books, she is a maenad, a character in Greek mythology who worships the god of wine and acts like a wild, insane woman. This certainly bodes poorly for Tara.

Another future series regular is Mehcad Brooks, who was introduced in the finale as “Eggs” Benedict, another ward of Maryann. It looks like Tara had Jason and Sam out of her system and is ready to move on to another man, but if he's connected or in cahoots with Maryann, it could become a problem.

The final series regular, and possibly my favorite, plays Jessica, Bill's whiny, annoying vampire. In the penultimate episode, her joy regarding the freedom to curse and kill people as a vampire was possibly the funniest moment of the season, and while her prattling might get annoying, I'm more than willing to give it a chance.

The season finale is a funny thing. On the one hand, it's great getting closure to a story you've been following for 13 weeks while also being plied with tantalizing new treats, sprinkled throughout. On the other hand, if waiting one week for new installments was tough, hanging on for months until you can get another taste will be murder.

Luckily there was a lot of murder last night to quench our thirst for "Blood." Spoilers and speculation after the jump!

Let's start by getting closure: Rene was the killer. Sookie's telepathy outed the fake-Cajun when he couldn't stop himself from thinking about murdering grandma Stackhouse. The ensuing chase led them to a cemetery -- natch -- where Sookie decapitated Rene, but not before Bill sensed she was in danger and darted out in the daytime to be her hero. He failed and slowly cooked in the sunlight, leaving Sam to save Sookie and then to save Bill by burying him six feet under so he could heal.

Then we jumped two weeks ahead where Sookie and Bill were once again in love, which resurrected resentful Sam. We also got to see a much more at ease Tara, since she has fallen under the spell of Maryann -- what with her clean sheets and endless fruit buffets. Then, in the first teasings of what's to come next year, Sam and Maryann came face to face and revealed a mysterious history with one another.

Sam: What are you doing here?Maryann: What, did you think I wouldn't find you?

Me thinks he did. I have been wary of Maryann since, well, she was spotted nekkid in the road two episodes back. Also, there was that telling line reading when Tara asked if she was a Jesus person. "No," she replied with a mile-wide grin, implying she might support a more Satanic stance. Then last night she did a weird reverberation thing in the garden, which I think meant she was manifesting that boy Tara was talking to out of thin air.

There is also the two-week disappearance of Lafayette at hand. Something attacked him outside Merlotte's -- the show wants us to think it was Bill reconstituting his body after being burned almost to re-death. "I fed," he told Sookie, but HBO's choice to reshow the scene where Lafayette threatened the god-fearing senator from a few weeks back in this episode's "previously on" portion makes me think that closet-case is behind his disappearance.

Then there's the small matter of the dead body found in Andy's, er, I mean Officer Bellefleur's, car. All we saw were the feet of a caucasian woman -- based on the toenail polish. And based on Sookie and Tara's reaction, they either know the victim or the death was so horrifyingly disfiguring that they couldn't think of any other option but to scream from the depths of their souls.

Thoughts? Reactions? Support group info since it's easily going to be six months until our next fresh episode of "True Blood?"

After a sloooooooooow start, True Blood finally became interesting. I started watching out of curiosity (sweet ad campaign, HBO), kept watching out of loyalty (Six Feet Under is just so great), and finished watching because it got kind of awesome. Most of my friends stopped after the first couple of episodes, but that's when it finally got good. I was bummed when the first season ended last night, and not just 'cause I won't get to see a shirtless Ryan Kwanten until next summer (well, there's always On Demand). Some finale musings (with spoilers):

* It was pretty clear that Sookie would finally figure out who was terrorizing Bon Temps, but did anyone else think the reveal of Rene as the killer was a little abrupt? I guess I'd have to re-watch, but I didn't notice any clues about his true identity until the beginning of last night's episode when it became glaringly obvious. (I didn't recognize him in the photo sent to the sheriff's department last week.) Seeing as the writers hit us over the head with the Sam/shape-shifter thing from episode 1, it just felt rushed.

More musings, after the jump...

* I don't know how Bill thought he would help by slowly lurching toward Sookie and Sam in broad daylight, seeing has he gets explode-y in the sunlight. It's the thought that counts, I guess? * Please take a minute with me to appreciate the badassness that is Rutina Wesley. (Did you see her in the pool scene? Damn, she is ripped.) Let's hope the writers will be able to even out her character's ridiculous mood swings next season. * A final thought: Lafayette, noooo! The chef/drug dealer could always be counted on for humor, sage advice, or vampire blood. The most obvious tie to the vampire-gay allegory, Lafayette helped keep the other characters from getting too annoying (everyone else is too dumb, whiny, or both).

It was a pretty satisfying ending for a first season. The big storylines all wrapped up nicely, in case the show doesn't get picked up for round two, but the unsolved loose ends have me curious enough to start watching once it comes back next summer. Did anyone else watch the finale last night? What do you think about the plot developments? Will you watch season 2?

"YOU'LL BE THE DEATH OF ME" (Episode 1.12): In the first season's finale, Sookie announces the link to the murders in front of the wrong person. Tara dives into her fresh start with a little help from Maryann. Jason finds a new calling. Vampire Bill gets hot under the collar during an attempt to save Sookie. An old friend visits Sam. Lafayette goes missing.

THE BON TEMPS EXAMINER: The cat and mouse game between the killer and Sookie is indeed edge-of-your-seat, nerve-wracking excitement. Sam's bravery kicks into hyperdrive when he sniffs the work vest left behind at the bar and recognizes the scent from Dawn's bed. (So that's what he was doing there, rolling around in the sheets of a dead girl! Color me slow, but it didn't dawn on me that Sam Dog was trying to pick up the killer's scent at the crime scene. Duh.) Sam Dog tackling the killer, as he stands poised to murder Sookie, is great. Vampire Bill's bravery is equally thrilling. Romantic tangent: It might be an odd public display of affection, but a vampire walking into the sunlight to save a human is the ultimate sacrifice and illustrates how much Bill truly loves Sookie. Here's hoping they get their happily ever after.

Does Rene (or Drew) have issues or what? Sookie's peek into his mind allows a series of memories to play out like flashbacks that provide a lot of answers. Gran was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time and Drew's sister, his first victim, got a little too cozy with a vamp. The shovel to his head is a triumphant moment for Sookie; the shovel through his neck is a triumphant moment for all. Goodbye, Rene/Drew. Say hello to the devil for us.

Other developments:

>> Vampire Eric returns Jessica to Bill because she's a pain in the neck. My guess is Sookie won't be happy with the new living arrangements.

>> The other young Stackhouse finds Jesus, sort of. Good for you, Jason, just don't drink the Kool-Aid.

>> Tara enjoys her new digs and chomps at the bit to start her life over. But that Maryann plays with wild pigs in the yard ... oh and has wicked tremors ... oh and knows Sam's secret. This can only mean trouble in season two.

>> Andy enjoys his moment in the sun after he believes he has the killer locked behind bars, but can't handle being wrong when the true killer is revealed. Final conclusion on the Bon Temps authorities: They make Mayberry look like Scotland Yard. Case closed.

(By the way, Andy makes a drunken reference to his family once owning the town. Jump back to one of the first few episodes when he's introduced to Vampire Bill. Bill pauses, repeats Andy's last name, Bellefleur, and clearly has history with the family.)

THIS WEEK'S CLIFFHANGER: OK, there were lots of little cliffhanger moments in the finale's last 20 minutes. But the big one: Lafayette's dead. At least that's where the evidence is pointing (the vamp-like attack behind Merlotte's; his disappearance; the perfectly pedicured man foot hanging from Andy's car). Hopefully, Lafayette's just passed out in the backseat and will be back next season because Nelsan Ellis is one of the brightest points of the ensemble cast.

After the episode, HBO assures its "True Blood" audience that it's already hard at work on season two, which will premiere in Summer 2009. It can't get here fast enough. The break does, however, give folks time to catch up on the books.

"True Blood" airs on HBO. You can catch up on episodes on your HBO OnDemand service or rent the DVDs when they hit the shelf (sign up be notified when the DVD release date is announced). You won't be sorry.

Read last week's "True Blood" recap here.

Read Mary Colurso's featured story on the music of "True Blood" here.http://blog.al.com/scene/2008/11/true_blood_season_finale_has_r.html

The first season of HBO's "True Blood" ends with fried vampires, Bible thumpers, and -- of course! -- even more unsolved mysteries.

By Heather Havrilesky- Salon Magazine

Nov. 22, 2008 |

Now at least we know what happens to a vampire when he ventures out into broad daylight: He starts to fry like bacon! His head turns red and black and oozes and smokes! But could Bill (Stephen Moyer) end up disfigured forever, thanks to his efforts to save Sookie (Anna Paquin) from that vampire-hater Rene (Michael Raymond James)? Would Sookie merely pity poor charred Bill, then set her sights on Sam (Sam Trammell) -- who actually saved her life, after all, instead of falling to the ground, a smoking, crispy shadow of his former self?

Personally, if I had to choose between a nice guy who owns a bar and can turn himself into a really cute dog, and a guy who sucks my blood, talks in a creepy accent, has no sense of humor whatsoever, and looks pale and sickly most of the time, I think I'd stick to the dog-man.

But then, if we learned one thing by Sunday night's finale of HBO's vampire series "True Blood," it's that no one knows Sookie Stackhouse's mind except for Sookie Stackhouse herself. So when Bill returned from the grave yet again looking just like his usual ghoulish self, it was no surprise that Sookie embraced him and left poor Sam to lick his wounds -- literally and figuratively.

Put yourself in her shoes, though. If you could read the minds of mortals, like Sookie can, an immortal with a taste for human blood and no annoying thoughts in his head might just look like your dream man, fangs or no fangs.

And while we're at it, if you were a bitter, homeless, drunk woman who's alienated her mom, her best friend, and her lover like Tara has, you'd happily take shelter in a rich lady's house, snack on her fresh fruits, wear her pretty outfits and suspend your disbelief over her strange "I just like to help people" story.

The question is, what is newcomer Maryann's (Michelle Forbes) real story? Where did she come from, and why does Sam seem to know her already? Is she some other variety of magical being, a new species that's neither vampire nor shapeshifter?

And what does Sam plan to do with all that cash from his safe? Who attacked Lafayette (Nelsan Ellis) and are those his painted toenails in Andy Bellefleur's (Chris Bauer) car?

Yes, Sunday night's finale ended with just as many cliffhangers as there were resolutions to season-long mysteries. But what else would you expect from a series that's based on Charlaine Harris's “Southern Vampire” series of page turners? If the answers to the big questions felt a little predictable by the show's final episode, that was quickly solved by introducing a whole new set of questions.

Alan Ball's perverse, off-kilter series has leaned heavily on this formula from the start. Just when one plot point seemed exhausted, a new wrinkle arises, whether it's seemingly nice Sam sniffing a dead girl's sheets or Sookie's grandmother showing up dead on her kitchen floor. Sure, there's something a little dissatisfying about the mystery-around-every-corner format, but whatever "True Blood" lacks in substance, it makes up for in flair. From Jason Stackhouse's nefarious hippie girlfriend to Lafayette's colorful assortment of clients to Bill's good Christian girl turned impatient, blood-thirsty vampire-slut, "True Blood" has paved its own, sometimes rocky path as one part vampire mystery, two parts campy, foolish fun.

The only upcoming twist that looks a little less than promising is Jason Stackhouse's apparent transformation into a born-again Christian intent on snuffing out the evils of vampires from the face of the earth. Enduring the terrible Southern accents on this show is bad enough, without a cliché herd of Bible-thumping fundamentalists to drag us through every worn-out stereotype in the book. The nice thing about Sookie and Sam and Tara and Bill, after all, is that they're new to us. We're not sure what drives them or what they're capable of just yet. In contrast, those old familiar saccharine smiles and cries of "Praise Jesus!" are just a few clicks away on TBN at all times. To most of us in this country, evangelical Christian shenanigans are old news. When it comes to the second season of this sultry, suspenseful vampire tale, let's hope Alan Ball sticks to some fresh blood.

Chances are, if you ask a teen or tween girl to choose the hunkiest vampire, Robert Pattinson of "Twilight" would get her vote. But hey, there have been other actors whose vampire teeth and sultry eyes have made women's hearts flutter. We picked the Top 8 hunkiest vampires ever to hit the big and small screens, pre-Pattinson.

8. Gerard Butler, "Dracula 2000" (2000): Before he bared his muscles in "300," the 39-year-old Scottish actor played the lead in Wes Craven's "Dracula." Though panned by critics, we saw a thinner, longer-haired Butler float to the ceiling with the ladies he romanced — and take a little blood from them in the process.

7. Kiefer Sutherland, "The Lost Boys"(1987): Sutherland was just 21 when he played the bleach-blond leader of a young vampire punk gang. He was upstaged by the brooding Michael (Jason Patric) but, alas, Michael was never truly a vampire because he didn't have a human kill.

6. Frank Langella, "Dracula" (1979): Langella first made audiences swoon with his version of the Prince of Darkness in the stage production of Dracula, followed by the movie version. Despite his funky, 1970s hairdo, we still give him credit for on-screen sex appeal.

5. David Boreanaz, "Angel"; "Buffy, the Vampire Slayer" (The WB, 1997-2004) Beefy Boreanaz was the vampire with a soul in the TV version of "Buffy" and the spin-off series "Angel." Spike (James Marsters) got our attention too, but

4. Wesley Snipes, "Blade" (1998): Snipes' half-vampire, half-human hybrid has a thirst for blood even though he hunts vampires. Snipes made us thirsty for more of him.

3. Gary Oldman, "Bram Stoker's Dracula" (1992): Though an old, ugly monster in much of the film, Oldman's Dracula appears as a young and handsome prince with a taste for blood and spiffy sense of fashion.

2. Steven Moyer, "True Blood" (HBO, 2008-present): Moyer is a breath of fresh, er, blood as the vampire Bill Compton in "True Blood." We were just as pleased as Sookie that Moyer's character arrived in Bon Temps.

1. Brad Pitt, "Interview with the Vampire" (1994): Although he co-headlined "Interview" with Tom Cruise, Pitt remains the hunkiest blood-sucker to ever hit the big or small screen. But is Pitt's rank in jeopardy with the arrival of Pattinson's Edward? Stay tuned.

Well, True Blood's first season is over already — can you believe it? It's been a wild ride. Sunday's episode, titled "You'll Be the Death of Me," finally revealed the identity of Bon Temps' serial killer, which was good news for Jason, who had unwittingly confessed to the murders. Sam and Bill resumed their battle for Sookie's attention. We learned more about Tara's mysterious benefactor. Vampire marriage was legalized in Vermont. And at least one more — maybe two — of our beloved characters died. How did it all go down? Read more after the jump...

TARATara enjoyed the generosity of a mysterious "good samaritan" named Mary Ann (Michelle Forbes), who bailed her out of jail when she was arrested for drunk driving in the wake of discovering that her exorcism was a sham. At Mary Ann's house, she met cute with the handsome musician Eggs (Mehcad Brooks), who is also staying at Mary Ann's house. Is this a future love interest for Tara?

MARY ANNWell, as suspected, Mary Ann has a secret, and it's a doozy, but not one that we entirely understand just yet. In a perplexing scene, we saw her sitting in her backyard with a pot-bellied pig, with her eyes closed, vibrating. Yes, vibrating. What the heck was that all about? Also, when Tara introduced Mary Ann to Sam, Mary Ann pretended not to know him, but as soon as Tara wasn't looking, she snapped at him, "Did you think I wasn't going to find you? You silly, silly dog." Yikes!

JASONPoor Jason spent most of this episode in jail, racking his tiny brain trying to figure out how he killed four women, including his grandmother and his girlfriend, Amy, without remembering any of it. He got a visit in the slammer from Orry Dawson (Michael Bofshever), a representative of an anti-vampire church called the Fellowship of the Sun. While Jason was initially resistant to Dawson's sales pitch, by the end of the episode, we saw him worshipping with the closed-minded faithful. It's a strange development considering his change of heart about both Bill and Eddie, and Jason is highly gullible, but surely he isn't that gullible, is he?

TERRYNothing much happened with PTSD-afflicted veteran Terry, but his presence in the finale made me wonder if Alan Ball isn't setting him up for a larger role in Season 2. "Nobody ever listens to me, but they should," he told Sookie, just as she was about to get in a car with Rene. Could he be some sort of unlikely soothsayer? It's always the village idiot, you know! He also told Arlene that her hair "is like a sunset after a bomb went off," which isn't really portentous, just funny.

SAMOur favorite shapeshifter used his keen sense of smell to figure out who the killer was (hence all that rolling around in the sheets earlier in the season), and rescued Sookie when she got into hot water at the graveyard. By the end of the episode, he was taking huge quantities of money out of his safe for some reason. Was Sam going to run? And from whom?

RENEPerhaps the most hilarious revelation of Sunday's True Blood finale is that the one character who was using the most relatively accurate-sounding Cajun accent was faking it. Yes, Rene (aka Drew Marshall) is the killer, and as the episode unfolded, we saw, through Sookie's thoughts, how he killed each of his victims for being vampire sympathizers. Arlene's kids conveniently found Rene's "box o' evidence" in the garage, which included videotapes of the murder victims and a "Cajun Accent for Actors" tape.

SOOKIESookie knows that Jason isn't the killer, and spent the finale trying to figure out who is. When she finally zeroed in on Rene, mostly by getting inside his head and "witnessing" the murders, it was almost too late, as she had accepted a ride home from him and was in the process of pouring him a glass of sweet tea. After a short chase — through a cemetery, of course — and with an assist from Sam, in collie form, Sookie kills Rene with a shovel.

BILLWhen Bill realized that Sookie was in trouble, he did the unthinkable and set out during daylight to save her. This, of course, isn't a sound idea for a vampire, and as he made his way toward the graveyard where Sookie and Rene tussled, he was burnt to a crisp by the sun. When Sam and Sookie discovered his ashy body, they buried him to get him out of the light. By the end of the finale, he was back to his old self, and let it slip that he fed on a human to regain his strength. (Who?) Bill also has a new woman in his life. Jessica, the young redhead he converted in the last episode (she's kind of the anti-Sookie), is such a handful that even Pam and Eric can't deal with her, so they unceremoniously dump her back in Bill's lap.

LAFAYETTEJust when things seemed to calm down, Lafayette was attacked taking the garbage out to the Dumpster behind Merlotte's. Two weeks later, while his coworkers wonder aloud where he is, Andy Bellefleur — driven to drink by his shame for screwing up the investigation — found an African-American body with painted toenails in the back seat of his car. We don't get to see who it is that made Tara and Sookie scream, but technically it could be Lafayette, right?

What did you think of the finale? Which stories are you most looking forward to resolving?

“True Blood,” the HBO series about vampires that finished its first season on Sunday, has “steadily increased in stature to become the cable network’s most popular series since ‘The Sopranos’ and ‘Sex and the City,’” the Associated Press reports.

The audience for the series — an average of 6.8 million per week, counting all the repeats and on-demand viewings — has grown 66 percent since its debut in September.

Michael Lombardo, HBO’s chief of West Coast operations, says the show has grown rather swiftly: “We haven’t gone out and made a lot of noise about it because every week the numbers would come in and we’d say, ‘Wow, is this true? Will this sustain?’” Read more via the AP…